- posteromedian
- pos·tero·median
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posteromedian
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posteromedian — Occupying a central position posteriorly. * * * pos·tero·me·di·an mēd ē ən adj POSTEROMEDIAL * * * pos·tero·me·di·an (pos″tər o meґde ən) situated on the midline of the posterior surface … Medical dictionary
posteromedian — “+ adjective Etymology: postero + median : located on or near the dorsal midline of the body or a body part … Useful english dictionary
posteromedian column of medulla oblongata — fasciculus gracilis medullae oblongatae … Medical dictionary
posteromedian column of spinal cord — fasciculus gracilis medullae spinalis … Medical dictionary
cardinalia — adj. [L. cardinalis, pert. to a hinge] (BRACHIOPODA) Outgrowths of the secondary shell in the posteromedian region of the brachial valve, functioning in articulation, support of the lophophore, and muscle attachment … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
area — (Order Cladocera): One in a number of somewhat arbitrarily delimited regions on lateral surface of valve. According to position one may distinguish anterior, anterodorsal, anteromedian, anteroventral, dorsal, dorsomedian, median, midanterior,… … Crustacea glossary
hinge — (Class Ostracoda): Complementary interlocking articulatory structures on inner dorsal margin of valves. See: ADont hinge, merodont hinge, lophodont hinge, pentodont hinge, holomerodont hinge, antimerodont hinge, entomodont hinge, gongylodont… … Crustacea glossary
median protuberance — Conspicuous elevation, sometimes platelike, arising from the posteromedian part of the penultimate (XIII) thoracic sternite (Fig. 4A) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997] … Crustacea glossary
posterior protuberance — Conspicuous elevation arising from the posteromedian part of the last (XIV) thoracic sternite (Fig. 4A) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997] … Crustacea glossary
